Rough Riders

The Rough Riders was a volunteer cavalry regiment of the US Army that was raised in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. The regiment consisted of 1,250 troops that were called up by President William McKinley to fight in Cuba, and they were intended to be a cavalry regiment; however, they fought on foot under the command of Theodore Roosevelt, and they were nicknamed the "Weary Walkers". The Rough Riders fought at San Juan Hill and Santiago, and Roosevelt became known as a war hero for his brave leadership of the Rough Riders during the war.